Chittagong vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Chittagong	Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$312	$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$835	$3407
🏠 One person rent	$82.9	$921
🏘️ Family rent	$203	$1393
🍽️ Food expenses	$148	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$46.8	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$199	$2861
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	45	71
😀 Quality of life	45	77
🏙️ Population	2.58M	7.01M

The cost of living in Chittagong is 80% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 9199th and 3292nd ($312 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Chittagong compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Chittagong ranked 2nd best city to live in Bangladesh vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6529th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chittagong vs Riyadh

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	Chittagong	Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$0.96	$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.16	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.73	$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.29	$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$84.9	$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$48.6	$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$249	$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$148	$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$13.9	$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.5	$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.1	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.48%	5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$687	$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$388	$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.17	$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.33	$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.88	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.55	$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.17	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.31	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.17	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.86	$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.1	$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.85	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.51	$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.12	$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.59	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.99	$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$13.2	$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.19	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$7.98	$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$2	$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.4	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$41	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$44.4	$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$938	$10359

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Cities near Chittagong

Distance	City	Cost of living
84 km or 52 mi	Cox's Bazar	$325
155 km or 96 mi	Barisal	$295
178 km or 110 mi	Agartala	$380
182 km or 113 mi	Aizawl	$461
198 km or 123 mi	Brahmanbaria	$290
198 km or 123 mi	Narayanganj	$301
209 km or 130 mi	Narsingdi	$271
213 km or 132 mi	Dhaka	$428
239 km or 149 mi	Khulna	$339
266 km or 165 mi	Sittwe	$593
283 km or 176 mi	Jessore	$290
287 km or 179 mi	Sylhet	$296
307 km or 191 mi	Mymensingh	$256
340 km or 211 mi	Rajarhat	$353
342 km or 213 mi	Monywa	$588
347 km or 215 mi	Barasat	$356
348 km or 217 mi	Madhyamgram	$341
349 km or 217 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$360
350 km or 218 mi	Bidhannagar	$360
351 km or 218 mi	North Dumdum	$343
353 km or 219 mi	South Dumdum	$351
353 km or 219 mi	Imphal	$391
354 km or 220 mi	Bhatpara	$342
355 km or 220 mi	Naihati	$335
356 km or 221 mi	Baranagar	$340
356 km or 221 mi	Kamarhati	$343
356 km or 222 mi	Panihati	$344
358 km or 222 mi	Barrackpore	$336
358 km or 222 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$332
358 km or 222 mi	Chandannagar	$335
358 km or 223 mi	Uttarpara	$334
358 km or 223 mi	Kolkata	$408
359 km or 223 mi	Bally	$338
360 km or 224 mi	Serampore	$336
361 km or 224 mi	Krishnanagar	$294
362 km or 225 mi	Howrah	$338
362 km or 225 mi	Shillong	$390
362 km or 225 mi	Shantipur	$307
376 km or 234 mi	Bogra	$282
381 km or 237 mi	Maheshtala	$366

Cities near Riyadh

Distance	City	Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$783
316 km or 196 mi	Unaizah	$940
350 km or 217 mi	Ar Rass	$828
389 km or 242 mi	Dhahran	$870
394 km or 245 mi	Dammam	$989
395 km or 245 mi	Jubail	$928
417 km or 259 mi	Qatif	$878
420 km or 261 mi	Riffa	$1218
421 km or 262 mi	Isa Town	$1226
426 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1267
460 km or 286 mi	Al Wafrah	$1268
480 km or 298 mi	As Sulayyil	$1021
491 km or 305 mi	Doha	$1810
496 km or 308 mi	Al Khor	$1719
540 km or 336 mi	Kuwait City	$1457
595 km or 369 mi	Ha'il	$944
611 km or 379 mi	Umm Qasr	$716
618 km or 384 mi	Al-Faw	$713
631 km or 392 mi	Bushehr	$548
646 km or 401 mi	Az Zubayr	$705
652 km or 405 mi	Abadan	$557
658 km or 409 mi	Basra	$879
659 km or 410 mi	Khorramshahr	$552
668 km or 415 mi	Bisha	$895
680 km or 423 mi	Borazjan	$541
701 km or 436 mi	Bandar-e Mahshahr	$542
713 km or 443 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1630
714 km or 443 mi	Nasiriyah	$665
719 km or 447 mi	Medina	$853
737 km or 458 mi	Kazerun	$537
747 km or 464 mi	Behbahan	$507
754 km or 469 mi	Samawah	$586
766 km or 476 mi	Ahvaz	$588
775 km or 481 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1802
790 km or 491 mi	Mecca	$940
798 km or 496 mi	Shiraz	$558
800 km or 497 mi	Amarah	$680
804 km or 499 mi	Bareq	$895
804 km or 500 mi	Jahrom	$561
823 km or 511 mi	Yasuj	$489